- 一项新的支持智能手机的测试可为有慢性肾脏疾病（CKD）风险的人从自己的家中舒适地监测其肾脏健康的能力。
- 这Minuteful Kidney test uses a smartphone camera to look for the presence of a specific protein in the urine called albumin.
- 这是FDA首次为这种支持智能手机的测试（也称为白蛋白与肌酐比率（ACR））获得许可。
For years, people have been able to monitor their blood pressure and blood sugar at home, using either a stand-alone device or a tool connected to a smartphone.
This has enabled them to successfully manage a chronic health condition while taking fewer trips to the doctor’s office or clinical laboratory. Overall, these tools have meant a longer, healthier life for many people.
新的支持智能手机的测试，接受了510（k）clearance从7月份的食品和药物管理局（FDA）来看，将为有慢性肾脏疾病（CKD）风险的美国人从自己的家中舒适地监测其肾脏健康的能力。
这Minuteful Kidney test，由位于波士顿的公司Healthy.io开发，使用智能手机摄像头寻找名为白蛋白的尿液中特定蛋白质的存在。
一个ndrea Somerville, from Boston, whose doctor is monitoring her kidney function, received a Minuteful Kidney test kit in the mail after her health insurer ordered one for her.
“It was easy to do and really easy to upload everything to my phone so that the results could go to me and to my doctor,” she said.
她补充说：“另一个很好，那是您在那时和那里找到结果，这是在您自己家的私密性中完成的。”
For the Minuteful Kidney test, urine samples do not need to be sent to a lab. The test also works on a wide range of smartphones, including iOS and Android.
“有了手机和应用程序，一个人可以在自己的浴室和自己的时间内完成此测试，并实际上立即在手机上获得结果。”Paula LeClair, US general manager for Healthy.io.
而且，由于可以使用智能手机在家中进行此测试，因此她说，生活在服务不足的社区中的人们可以更轻松地监测其肾脏健康。
Some研究发现社会经济地位较低的人更有可能拥有CKD，并且获得治疗和较差的结果。
这是FDA首次为这种支持智能手机的测试授予许可，也称为
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Dr. Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh在加利福尼亚州奥兰治的UCI Health的肾脏学，高血压和肾脏移植司负责人表示，家庭测试可以通过使CKD风险能够在家中监测其肾脏健康的风险来满足未满足的需求。
“知道（尿液中的高水平白蛋白]是否存在，以及随着时间的流逝的轻度或严重或如何变化，可以帮助人们控制慢性疾病，例如糖尿病和高血压，这是领先的美国和大多数国家引起肾脏疾病的原因。”他说。
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Kalantar-Zadeh said an elevated level of albumin, also known as albuminuria, is a common sign of diabetic kidney disease. If this is detected early, he added, the condition can be well-controlled.
Research suggests that this kind of at-home testing can improve testing adherence.
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LeClair说,一旦公司美国供应chain up and running, insurers or doctors will be able to order the test kits for patients.
无论哪种情况，结果都将直接发送给医生，直接发送给电子病历或通过传真。这可以使医生了解患者的肾脏健康。
“ACR monitoring at home will help doctors empower patients to be more engaged and realigned with disease management in a more patient-centered format,” said Kalantar-Zadeh.
While he welcomes this new testing option for patients, Kalantar-Zadeh thinks more home-based tests for patients with kidney disease, or at risk of kidney disease, are needed. This includes testing kidney function and measuring the blood level of drugs used by these patients.
他说：“基于家庭的测量和对肾脏疾病管理的监测尚处于起步阶段，需要做更多的工作。”
至于萨默维尔，她说她肯定会再次使用家庭肾脏测试，因为这比去医生办公室容易。
她补充说，这也更安全。
“Usually when you go to the doctor’s office, you pick up some [virus or other illness] that you didn’t have the day you came in,” she said.